A LIVING WAGE I loved being a stay-at-home mom. It's a good thing, too, because I was one for a 18 years. The only time I didn't love being a stay-at-home mom was when I wanted to buy something and my husband didn't. If there was a disagreement about money, he always won because he … Continue reading The Story of Main Street Yoga, part 4
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The Story of Main Street Yoga, part 3
Jenny I never wanted to be a yoga teacher. (Check that.) I never thought “yoga teacher” was something I could be. I couldn’t be a yoga teacher for the same reason I couldn’t be a ballerina or a tightrope walker or a surgeon. It was too late, and I didn’t have the feet or the … Continue reading The Story of Main Street Yoga, part 3
The Story of Main Street Yoga, part 2
MY FIRST REAL LIVE YOGA TEACHER I started practicing yoga on my own when I was a senior in college in 1975-76. I got the Richard Hittleman 28 Day Yoga Program book (I wrote about it here.) and started. At the same time I was also filling out applications for grad school and taking the … Continue reading The Story of Main Street Yoga, part 2
“Yoga Could Save Me, If I’d Let It.”
I've been writing for a long time: diaries when I was a girl, journals when I was in college and beyond, and now still the journals and this blog. Today I went back to my first blog, one I made for a college class assignment. I wrote all the code, inserted graphics and pictures and … Continue reading “Yoga Could Save Me, If I’d Let It.”
Wine
There is a glass of wine sitting here on the coffee table, waiting for me to finish this post. It's Jargon Pinot Noir, if you must know. It's Friday night and I just had a super Happy Hour Yoga class with all my right people. I just love it when my right people show up. … Continue reading Wine
Why I Practice Yoga
Tonight I told my Beginner Yoga session the real reason I do yoga: it makes me high. Seriously. Why else would I do this crazy shit? Breathing like a stallion, making weird sounds in the back of my throat, closing off one nostril while breathing out the other, holding my breath until I almost pass … Continue reading Why I Practice Yoga
If The Shoe Fits
I am of one the happiest people I know. It’s taken me a long time to get to this present state of happification, but I am definitely here now. And here to stay. This evening I walked into my studio after what seemed like weeks of being away (it was only 6 days), fell down … Continue reading If The Shoe Fits
Streaks
I just got home from the studio, where, after Happy Hour Yoga, a bunch of us sat around ate pizza and drank beer and wine and watched a film called YYoga. If you’re interested you can watch the trailer here: http://www.yyogamovie.com/home%20movie/page18.html I love these kinds of movies. They validate my practice, they inspire me to … Continue reading Streaks
Full of Win
I got up and went to yoga early this morning. First time in 2 weeks. Do you know how many postures you can do if you can’t forward bend? Not. Too. Many. I got all entranced with Plank. As well as Side Plank. Child’s pose was good, too. As was Downward-Facing Dog (with bent knees). … Continue reading Full of Win
The Yoga of Injury
Here are the asanas I would have learned how to do (and teach) had I gone to my training this week: Balancing Seated Angle Balancing Stick Bent Leg Tree Bound Hero Bow variations Dancer Flamingo Half Circle Inverted Turtle Kurmasana Lateral Angle Parvatasana Raised on both arms posture Reclining Stick Rotated Jhanushirshasana Rotated Lateral Angle … Continue reading The Yoga of Injury
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